Bitcoin Media Watch: Ann Pettifor Attacks Bitcoin – A Response
It’s a funny thing. You would think that Bitcoin would offer something of interest for those on both the right and left side of the political spectrum. It is a money that returns financial control to the hands of the…
Trump, Bitcoin, and the Case for the Nuclear Option
Right now there is so much going on in Washington that it’s difficult to keep tabs on what’s really important. For me, the most important event being played out is the fight over the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the…
Bitcoin Fundamentals, and Price, Continue to Improve
As the price of Bitcoin seems to be pushing once more to top 1,000, some of the old excitement that used to ripple through the Bitcoin community seems to be coming back–more reserved and cautious, perhaps, but coming back. There…
Artificial Intelligence Can Help Manage the Energy Grid
A recent Conversation piece pointed out that the British electricity mix in 2016 was the cleanest in 60 years, with record capacity from renewable energy, mainly from wind and solar power. But one problem with this great expansion in renewables…
Trump is Standing on the Wrong Side of History
Donald Trump is a spasm. Now that our new president is in office and we’ve seen his Cabinet of old white billionaires and his “American carnage” inaugural address, it’s obvious he is the leader of one last, desperate push to…
FCC Exempts Small Internet Providers From Truth-In-Billing Rules
The Federal Communications Commission is under new leadership, and the changes are already coming. One of the first moves of the new administration has exempted small internet services providers from rules requiring disclosure of charges on customer bills. The order…